New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-31
FUNERAL OF w. II. IRA VERS.
SERVICES HELD IN TRINITY CHAPEL.

LARGE NUMBER or wEIL-KNOwN PEOPLE
ATTEND-THE BODY TAKEN To NEWPORT
Trinity Chapel was filled yesterday with such OF w.
r. Traverss many friends as could find room inside
the picturesque looking church. AZ holf-pnst 10
o'clock every scat was occupied few glints OF sun
light, colored b., the stained glass OF tho windows, fell
the palmtrees and branches OF palms which almost
filed the cbancel pillow Of flow ers and broken
column stood on the altar steps. These which were
the only floral offerings taken into the church, were
tributes of affection from the members OF the New
York Athletic Club and the Stock Exchange respect
iveg. As the hour appointed for the beginning OF the
funeral service arrived there was a stir at the west
door of the church. the organ began to play softly
Handels familiar Dead March in Saul, and walking
slowly up the central aisle came the pail bearers, vii
Leonard w. jerome, August Belmont, 5. l.. NJ.
Barlow Reyerdy johnson, {. j. Gwin, j. Kesrney
Warren and ID. b. Van Emburgh, all intimate friends CT
Then the cofip with simple wreath or two OF
viocts and q handful OF lilies lying across II. The
mourners followed. consisting OF the widow, leaning
and Rcvcrdy Travers Nh. and Mrs. G. F. Fear
ing Mr. and Mrs pueT Mr.. and and Mrs ,ss w tSS.s
unmarried daughters The coffin was placed in front
of the altar and the Rev. Cornelius f. Swope. assisted
by the Rev. Thomas II. SAL began to read the burial
service of the Protestant Epsco,al Church. The
musical portion of the service was sung By surpiced
choir of thirty-four and boys under Organist W.
Is. Gilbert, and as follows: Funeral psalm,
FELTON,; Nearer my God 10 Thee" Mason; " / heard
Voice from Heaven" hilbert; Brief Life is Here our
POI ton Gauntlet. At the conclusion of the services
the coffin borne out OF the church by the cast
entrance and taken 10 the FOrysecond Street station
being aiterward taken b, special car TO Newport Tor
burial III the City Island Cemetery.
The cong included many well-kno~n people,
showing the high esteem In which Mr.. Travers was
held by oil who knew him. There were delegations
from the Stock Exchange, the Rscquet Club and the
New-York Athletic Club, while many members OF the
other clubs TO which Mr. Travcrs belonged were pres
ent. From tho Racquet Club were Beverly Ward, W.
T.. Wood. w. Cntllug, Brockholst Cutting, Dr. b'
Field, W. Wexford, Isaac Townsend. Walter stanton,
A. +. Sullivan and A. Morten. The members OF the
Athletic Club who attended officially were A. " dc
Goicouria Otto Ruh II. A. Rogers. Waite. Y.
Schuyler, A II. Wheeler, +. s. Innet, j. Seaver Page
X. H. Cote, b. &. Wiliiams Jennings :. Cox, o. ID.
Phillips, Otto SsrOny aud NJ n. Beckwith. Among
the prominent people in the body OF the church were
John JOY, Elhu Root, w. b. Dinsmore. q. H. broad
head William Dorshoimer, w. X. Totsop, CAPTAIN
W. L. Connor A. Wright Sanford, Herman Oelrichs,
Cornelius Vanderbilt w. X. Vanderbilt, g. ID.
Ruggles. Albert Berstadt. Levi p Morton
Morris X. .Jcsup, Horace Russell, f. Kan
dolph Robinson. j. J. Coster, Robert l.. Cutting.
Robert Goeet. Eugene Fox, VII lam j. Florence,
Arthur Wullack, Charles Wallack. g. i. Strong,
Horace Waldo G.. w. Blatchlord, Theodore Moss
Arthur Leary, Henry Clcws. J. KcrDocLan, Pierre
Lorillard Robert q. Remsen, David Dudley Field: j.
ID. saith s. " White. T.. @. Field, Commodore Nc
Wicker, j. b. Trevor, ex-senator James Otis. K 8
Tyson Judge c. A. RGpallo V. X. Stevenson. OK Sena-
tor Wagst III and John II. Draper.
The 1ammany Hall General Committee last evening
adopted resolutions OF the death ~ Nh IraNor
aud then. motion of sheriff Grant. adjourned ~ a
gate from 1nnmany Hall 10 the Naiiona! Democrauc
Convention In 1884.